Dell Streak 7 hard reset
To erase all data from your deviceCAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your
Google account and downloaded applications from your device.
Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
1 Touch the Home button > Menu button > Settings >
Privacy> Factory data reset.
2 Touch Reset tablet.
NOTE: You must draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.
3 Touch Erase everything after you read the warning.
To force power off your DELL Streak 7 tablet device
1 Pull out the slot door.
2 Push the force power-off button using a paper clip or other
similar pointed objects.
3 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on
your device.
Starting Your Dell Streak 7 in the Safe Mode
If you find your device does not work as expected because of anapplication you installed, try to start your device in the Safe mode. In
the Safe mode, all third-party applications are disabled and you can
remove any problematic applications to continue using your device
normally.
To enter the Safe mode:
1 Ensure that your device is powered off.
2 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on
your device.
The DELL logo appears twice as the device starts up.
3 When the DELL logo appears the second time, touch and hold the
Menu button until “Safe mode” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
NOTE: To exit Safe mode, turn off your device and turn it on again.
Dell Streak 7 Emergency Recovery
If your device does not turn on or respond due to corrupt system files,you can perform an emergency recovery by restoring your device to
the factory default state, or by upgrading the software on your device.
To restore your device to the factory default state
1 Press and hold the power button and then touch the Power
off option on the screen to turn off the device.
2 Press and hold the volume up button , and without
releasing press and hold the power button , until the
configuration menu appears on the screen.
3 To restore the device to the factory default state, press the
volume up button or the volume down button to
move the highlight bar on the menu to either of these options:
• Factory reset (User data only): Restores the device to the
factory default state and erases all your user data including
contacts, settings, and downloaded applications from the
internal application storage.
• Factory reset (User data and internal tablet storage):
Restores the device to the factory default state and erases the
following data:
– All your user data including contacts, settings, and
downloaded applications stored in the internal application
storage.
– All your personal files except the preinstalled ones stored
in the internal tablet storage.
4 Press the power button to start the reset process.
5 Wait for the device to restart.
